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The Teixeira Watch: Part IV

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NCRaven Hangout Grand Counsel

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I feel schizo on this one. $24 mm/yr is too much to pay, but the idea that the Red Sox get Tex is too depressing to contemplate. I know I'll feel disappointed if we don't get Tex, no matter how insane his contract is, and I'll be happy if we do get him, even if the deal is nuts.

Agreed. It's too much. But if that's what it takes, gulp...okay. He's that important, more than Miggy or Javy or Ramon....

And, of course, we have to follow up with pitching. But, the lineup would be pretty solid 1-9, with Roberts, Jones, Markakis, Teixeira, Huff, Mora, Wieters, Scott, and Izturis.

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If that guy on the ESPN boards had posted that he is friends with Epstein's kid's daycare provider and then given the same contract info except saying he was signing with Boston, everybody would be dismissing him without a second thought. Come on, people. This is absurd. We are actually giving any credence to the ESPN boards now? How about the MLB forums? Has anyone checked those?

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If that guy on the ESPN boards had posted that he is friends with Epstein's kid's daycare provider and then given the same contract info except saying he was signing with Boston, everybody would be dismissing him without a second thought. Come on, people. This is absurd. We are actually giving any credence to the ESPN boards now? How about the MLB forums? Has anyone checked those?

Thank you!! :clap3:

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Heck, I could go over to that Sox board, create a new account, and craft a convincing "insider" post with almost any story I want to float out there.

A main problem with this whole process is that people sometimes make the mistake of thinking that anything they see on the internet is truth

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not to rain on your parade or anything, but "redsoxexpert" as a total of 15 posts, and the guy who said his info is "100% accurate" as a whopping total of 2.....

there's a strong possibility this was some punk kid trying to mess with everybody :mad:

Very true!

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